Protect Our Water
Prevent Wildfires
Protect the Santa Clara Valley from wildfires, safeguard clean drinking water, and protect our precious natural areas
For over 30 years, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has protected 30,000 acres of open space and natural areas, helping ensure they exist for future generations.
Vote YES on D to:
Reduce catastrophic wildfire risk by removing hazardous brush
Protect drinking water sources, including rivers, creeks, and streams, from pollution
Address illegal activity and vandalism in natural open space areas
Help clean up pollution and litter in natural areas
Protect our areas farms and healthy, local food sources
Maintain and restore wildlife habitats and corridors
Prevent overdevelopment of scenic hillsides, natural open spaces, and farmland so they don't become vacant office buildings and parking lots, and ensure opportunies to build new trails
Upcoming:
5/17: Day of Action Canvassing with Silicon Valley Young Democrats
5/17: House Party - Morgan Hill
5/19: House Party - San Jose Naglee Park
5/20: Social Media Day of Action
5/20: House Party - South San Jose
5/23: Day of Action: Canvassing with Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action
5/26: Social Media Day of Action
5/30: GOTV Canvassing (weekend before Election Day!)
5/31: GOTV Canvassing (weekend before Election Day!)
"I’m voting YES on D to protect our open space, reduce wildfire risk, and protect our water.
It’s about preserving what we love
for future generations.
Join me and vote YES on D."
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Ensuring all funds are spent locally and as promised through annual audits of spending and independent taxpayer oversight.
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Including an optional tax exemption for seniors over 65 and qualified low-income residents.
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Being directed by a publicly available expenditure plan that instructs and restricts spending.
Ensuring Fiscal Accountability & Protecting Local Control By:
Elected Representatives:
Congressmember Ro Khanna
Congressmember Sam Liccardo
Congressmember Zoe Lofgren
Congressmember Jimmy Panetta
California State Senator Josh Becker
California State Senator Dave Cortese
California State Senator Aisha Wahab
California State Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens
California State Assemblymember Marc Berman
California State Assemblymember Ash Kalra
California State Assemblymember Alex Lee
California State Assemblymember Gail Pellerin
California State Board of Equalization Chair Sally Lieber
Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga
Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas
Santa Clara County Supervisor Betty Duong
Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg
Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee
San Jose City Councilmember Pamela Campos
San Jose City Councilmember Domingo Candelas
San Jose City Councilmember David Cohen
San Jose City Councilmember Pam Foley
San Jose City Councilmember Rosemary Kamei
San Jose City Councilmember Michael Mulcahy
San Jose City Councilmember Peter Ortiz
San Jose City Councilmember Anthony Tordillos
Campbell City Councilmember Terry Hines
Campbell City Councilmember Sergio Lopez
Morgan Hill City Councilmember Soraida Iwanaga
Morgan Hill City Councilmember Marilyn Librers
Morgan Hill City Councilmember Miriam Vega
Santa Clara City Councilmember Albert Gonzalez
Santa Clara City Councilmember Sudhanshu Jain
Los Gatos Mayor Rob Moore
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustees Tony Alexander
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustees Maria Fuentes
West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustees Anne Kepner
West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustees Randi Kinman
Alum Rock Union School District Trustee Minh Pham
Evergreen School District Trustee Jeremy Barousse
Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee John Horner
San Jose Unified School District Trustee Carla Collins
San Jose Unified School District Trustee Brian Wheatly
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Shiloh Ballard
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Jim Beall
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Tony Estremera
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Dick Santos
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director John Varela
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Helen Chapman
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Lisanna Dominguez
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Kulwant Gill
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Alex Kennett
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Margie Matthews
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Cathryn Ming Hyde
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Kathy Sutherland
Former Elected Representatives:
Former California State Senator Dan McCorqodale
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Dianne Mckenna
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager
Former Campbell Mayor Susan Landry
Former Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine
Former Morgan Hill Councilmember Rene Spring
Former Santa Clara Councilmember Teresa O'Neil
Former Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Garnetta Annable
Former Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Sequoia Hall
Former Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Virginia Holtz
Former Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Dorsey Moore
Former Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Mike Potter
Endorsements:
Organizations:
Almaden Cycle Touring Club (ACTC)
Amigos De Guadalupe
Assyrian Democrats of the Bay Area (ADBA)
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
Bay Area Older Adults
Bill Wilson Center
ConServe
Dean Democrats of Santa Clara County
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Friends of Five Wounds Trail
Grail Family Services, School of Arts and Culture
Green Foothills
Greenbelt Alliance
Jewish Democratic Coalition of the Bay Area (JDCBA)
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful
Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Latinas Contra Cancer
League of Women Voters of San Jose/Santa Clara
Mexican Heritage Plaza
Mothers Out Front Silicon Valley
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)
San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School
San Jose Fire Fighters, Local 230
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Santa Clara County Firefighters Local 1165
Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters
Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance (formerly Audubon)
Santa Teresa Foothills Neighborhood Association
Save the Bay Action Fund
Sempervirens Fund
Sí Se Puede Collective
Sierra Club
Silicon Valley Young Democrats (SVYD)
Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action
SOMOS Mayfair
South Asian American Democratic Coalition of Silicon Valley
South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
Veggielution
Working Partnerships USA
Individuals:
Dr. Larry Ames
Mani Bekele
Dan Chapman
Lisa Charpontier
Terry Christensen
Milla Churbanova
Gordon Clark
Kate Drake
Lena (Eyen) Drape
Andrew Drape
Anne Ferguson
John Fioretta
Megan Fluke
R. Elysa Gurman
Amanda Hawes
Cayce Hill
Melissa Hippard
Joanna Holmes
Linda Hutchins-Knowles
Nova Jayaraj
Alice Kaufman
Lauren Korth
Cynthia Li
Ze-Kun Li
Charlotte Liang
Barbara Marshman
Nancy Martin
Jackie McBride
Michelle McGurk
Moises Mena
Vicki Moore
Walter Moore
Jessica Paz-Cedillos
Annamarie Pilon
Laurel Prevetti
Joe Raineri
Lea Rauscher
Jocelyn Rodriguez
MJ Sasse
Ted Smith
Rene Spring
Christine Zack
Kathryn Zeidenstein